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CVE-2025-8869

Fallback tar extraction in pip doesn't check symbolic links point to extraction directory

Published: Sep 24, 2025Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDU
5.7MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

pip's fallback tar extraction doesn't check symbolic links point to extraction directory

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:AAccess Vector
Adjacent Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
H
A:NAvailability
None
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Affected Products

PyPI
package-ecosystem
pip
OSS Libraries
Python Packaging Authority
oss-projectaka pip
pipLibrary
OSS Libraries / pypi
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Python Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka psf
PythonLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries
Google Inc
commercial·USaka google
Android StudioOn-premDesktop App
Mobile Apps

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8869
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/13550
github.com
https://github.com/pypa/pip/commit/f2b92314da012b9fffa36b3f3e67748a37ef464a
github.com
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